Social anxiety: How to escape from everyone at a time when everyone is around.
Social anxiety: How to escape from everyone at a time when everyone is around.
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Aunty Social World
Nov 25, 20231 min read
Wales Comic Con: An Aunty Social Story
Here is our very first Aunty Social World story. The one from when we went to Wales Comic Con...
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Laura
Nov 17, 20235 min read
Boundary hunting in a world of demands
Too many of us are losing our own boundaries in this wild world of demands. That's why we need to become boundary hunters.
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Laura
Sep 22, 20234 min read
People think we’re ok (because it’s easier)
In a world where we are expected to mask, it is all too easy for people to think that we are ok when we're not.
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Laura
Aug 23, 20233 min read
The world is overwhelming, but it isn't your fault.
Let’s talk about autism. The world is overwhelming, but that isn’t our fault. I wish others could see this crazy society through our eyes.
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Laura
Aug 19, 20231 min read
Many run far when a storm arrives, but those who stick around do so out of love.
When you live wild, you see the storm. Too untamed to ever truly belong and causing destruction to find its place.
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Aunty Social World
Jul 28, 202311 min read
Social anxiety: Five alternative ways to enjoy summer
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these. Following a bright and breezy June where we spent most if not all of our free time...
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Laura
Jun 22, 20235 min read
Grave new world: Why we need to look at what social media is doing to us all.
Social media is affecting us all in some way. Its greatest protection is its culture of silence, denial and disinhibition
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Aunty Social World
Apr 22, 20235 min read
Have you noticed the change? Twitter: The inside stories.
Twitter is changing, and so are its communities. In this series of articles, we talk to those who know the platform best. Its users.
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Laura
Apr 14, 202311 min read
Twitter communities: The inside stories
Twitter and its communities are changing. In this series of blogs, we talk to the people on the inside about what this means to them.
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Laura and Jon
Apr 6, 20236 min read
Social anxiety: Five ways to survive the Bank Holiday weekend.
The bank holiday is upon us. Time to get out, relax and have a good time. But what is often not discussed is how stressful they can be.
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Laura and Jon
Mar 27, 202312 min read
Autism Acceptance: Five practical changes that could create a more inclusive world.
It is not enough to just merely accept or be aware of autism. We need real practical change. Here are 5 lessons we can learn from lockdown.
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Laura
Mar 18, 202311 min read
From break away to breakdown: A story of post-holiday depression and self-realisation.
We know that being able to go on holiday is a relative privilege, but the aftermath isn’t. Irrespective of the reason, depression is real.
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Laura
Mar 9, 202314 min read
A journey in the dark: We drove all night...
It began with a midnight breakfast, a police officer and a herd of rams. This is the story of a journey in the dark.
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Laura
Mar 4, 20238 min read
Social anxiety: A long night on the loch.
I’m writing this at the end of a long night, a long way from home. A long night on the loch and what a night of social anxiety it has been.
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Laura
Feb 24, 20234 min read
Alone online: Seen but not heard.
Social media is a minefield for those of us with disabilities and mental health struggles. Many of us are seen but not heard...
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Laura
Jan 29, 20235 min read
Twitter: The social anxiety of engaging.
Social anxiety online is as prevelant as offline. Simply replying to people can be a minefield..
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Laura
Jan 10, 20235 min read
Social media: Attention is survival.
Social media. Whether you love it, loathe it or have mixed feelings towards it, we cannot avoid it.
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Laura
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Creativity: Why we are getting it so wrong…
Creativity isn't a level playing field. We need to challenge that it is only a viable pursuit for the privileged.
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Laura
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Social anxiety isn’t a choice…
Someone recently asked me to describe what help I needed for my social anxiety. My answer was simple, ‘I don’t need help, I just need choice
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